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JACK AND IILL 



A LOVE vSTORY 



By W. E. brown 



Illusbi-abcd hv Elizabeth Curbi 



puBijsiiEu FOR THE bk,nf;fit of 



THE SILVER STREET KINDERGARTEN SOCIETY 



OF SAN FRANCISCO, CAMFORNIA 




WILLIAM DOXEY 
San Francisco 



Copyright 

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By W. K. Brown. 



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CORTEKI 



CONTEXTS. 



Pl'CK TO Lvsaxdp:r — Shakespeare . -13 

Jack and Jill — Epigram, Herrick's Hes- 

perides . . . . . -15 

Dedication to Kate Douglas WiCxGix . 17 
Prefatory — Significance of Popnlar Bal- 
lads ....... 19 

Introduction — Incidents in the Life of 

Elizabeth Fleet (^Mother Goose) . 29 

Jack and Jill — A Love Story in Aqna- 

relles . . . . . -43 



Jack and Jill — As it might have been 

written by Alfred Tennyson . . 86 

Jack and Jill — As it might have been 

written by Thomas Buchanan Read . 90 

Jack and Jill — As it might have been 

written by Thomas IMoore . . 95 

Jack and Jill — As it might have been 

written by Walt Whitman . . 102 

Jack and Jill — As it might have been 

written by Austin Dobson . .106 

Jack and Jill — x^s it might have been 
written by Algernon Charles Swin- 
burne . . . . . .107 

Jack and Jill — As written bv Thomas 

Hood in two languages . . . 109 



IJST Ol' DRAW IXCv^, 



1 K'.ul Pi<.\'i', C'onli-nls .... 7 

Mill" 27 

" 'riicir r(>s\' litlK' homo "... 11 

luili.il, Thr WaUT Pail 45 

" Thoso lo\ors knew 110 thirst '' . . 4^ 

Initial, TluMr Irishes . . . . 47 

" 'Plu-\ hnnlcil hi^L^h llu-y hnnlcil low " . 48 
Initial, PUu'khcny N'incs . . -49 

Jill, Rcvcry 50 

Initial, Cnpid Paniihin!^ . . . -51 

" v^hc j;athcrs np hor sod hrow n hair" . 5.2 

Initial, I Km- !^hoos ..... 5;^ 

" And tios it lonml hor iliniploil chin " . 54 



Initial, Ciij)i(l vSliooliiio- r'roni a Hat . 55 

Leaviiii^- Home . . . . -56 

Initial, Landsca])e . . . • • 57 

"Jack takes tlie hand she offers liini " . 58 

Tea Pot, Cups and vSaucers . . -59 

" And life itself a sweet romance " . .60 

Initial, Cn])i(l vShamed . . , .61 

" Pushed out into the open air " . .62 

Initial, ClRMny Blossoms . . . -63 
" They climbed and paused and climbed " 64 

Initial, Up Hill 65 

I'he loxers rest . . . . .66 

Initial, Cupid Resting . . . -67 

"Jill's eyes replied" . . . .68 

Tail Piece, Our Water Pails . . .69 

" They gathered blossoms b}' the way " . 70 



Initial, Wivallicd Lcllcr . . . . 

" Tlicy hoard tlic notes of unseen larks '' 

Initial, I >islie\ele(l . . . . . 

Crossini;' the brook . . . . . 

Initial, Water X\-ni]-)h . . . . 
" And now they see refleeted there '' 

Tail Pieee, Jaek and Jill . . . . 

" Their shadows nestlin^- side l)\- side '' . 
Initial, Cnpitl Astonished 

Anionj^ the trees . . . . . 
Initial, Cujiid and Roses 
" And w hen her sweet eonsent was won 

Initial, Cupid Dippiu!^ Hearts in a Pail . 

flead Pieee, Addenda . . . . 

Head Pieee, v^eleetions . . . . 

P'iuis, Sweet Peas . . . . . 



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PUCK TO LYSANDER. 



On tlie *^rouiid sleep sound ; 

I'll apply to your eye. 

Gentle lover, remedy. 

When thou wakest, thou takest 

True delight m the sio-ht 

Of thy former lady's eye ; 

And the country- proverb known. 

That every man should take his own, 

In your waking shall be shown : 

Jaek shall have Jill. 

Naught shall go ill. 

SlIAKPJSPKARK 

MidsiDinncr X/o///'s /)n<r///, .h/ j, Scene 2. 



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\\l'\(.k A M. 

Wli'ii fill 'oiiipl.'iiir, to );i( k for vv;iiil ol inc'ilc, 
Jrick kisses jil), ;iiul hiHs Imt fn-cly c.'itc ; 
Jill s.'iyes, oi' what? saycs Jack, on that svv'-t 

kissc, 
Wlii'l) full (>i \ccl;ir -'hhI Aiiihrosia is. 
The l<i(><\ ol I'octs; so I thoiij'lit, saycs Jill, 
I li;il iii-'ik'", lli'iii lookc :,o k'liikc — so ^host- 



ikc ;,lill. 



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DlvDICATlON 



To K;iU' I )()ii_i;];is Wii;',i;'iii, (lie jjioiiccr in free 
I\iii(lci;n:irlcii work on llic I'ncilic Const, this 
x'oliinu- is iiist-riht'd, as a sli_L;lil token of ix-L^ard 
lor licr munK'stioncfl o-ciiiiis as an inst rnctoi-, 
and luT cliai-niin^ aj)titn(lc as an antlioi". 'V]\v 
Ircf Kindcri^arlcn class, ,L;atluTcd tlir(»n_i;]i Ikt 
t'llorts, on vSilvcT vStrcct, San lM-ancisc(), Scptcni. 
I)cr I, 1-S7.S, was tlic first school of its kind 
established west of the i\o(d<\- Monntains. This 
modest nndcrtakini;-, enlixciied at first 1)\- the 
sweet (diatlci- of less than twenl\- little ones, 
was the initial aUcnipL LliaL has cnlniinatt'd in 
that nierilorlons i^ronp of KinderL^arten schools 
on this Coast, that no\vc()nnts its teachers hy 
hnndreds and its ])n])ils \>y Lhonsands, 

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PREFATORY 



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Of the sixty-five millions of people, living 
in these United States, it may be asserted, with- 
out risk of contradiction, that more than ten 
millions have, at some period of their lives, 
been familiar with Mother Goose's story of 
Jack and Jill. No metrical romance could be 
more simple in construction or versification, — 
no incident could be more briefly narrated, for 
the edification of infant minds. 

In other countries and at other periods, a 
single line or verse of a ballad, arranged in 
rhythmic iteration, has nuned multitudes to 
deeds of daring, and sometimes to acts of vio- 



millions (>l iiuii ,iiul woiiu'ii wrrr iiri^ril oil lo 

Cl lU-1 .liul lU.llu'lOUS jHM Smil ions 1)\ llu' WlKl 



rrtVain : 



" All ' .ill ' ra ira, t.~a ira. " 



Tlio oNolution ol" this popular siHis^" lias a 
iiMuaiilir aiul lraj^i>." lulcrrst. " 1 a' Carillon 
Nalioiial."" llu- an lo wliu-h the words wore 
siiti!:;, was a lavorito oomposit u>ii with tho (Jiiocn 
1^1 l-'raiKw aiul tlu- luiisii.- r(HMii ot tlu- Talaoo ot 
\ orsaillcs, pi\\sivU\l owr h\' (iliu'k, was, \\\ hor 
hai>picr ila\ s. filKnl willi the strains ot' this oapti- 
Naliiii^ nK-Kuh . otli.ai aov-ouipanuHl on tho harpsi- 
ciiord In' the (.^noon horsoll. A tew \cars later, 



by the au'fiil in;iiy of fate, the hideous hurdle 
that bore Marie Antoinette to the guillotine was 
surrounded by a tumultuous erowd of men and 
women, sin^in^ to the tune she had loved so 
well the terrific words : 

" Ah I ah ! ca ira, ca ira! 
A bas, les aristocrats. " 

A hundred years earlier, all the cities of P'Jig-- 
land were ring-ing with a melody that assumed 
the startling proportions of a national song: 

" Lero, lero, lilli burlero, 
Lero, lero, bull en a-la. " 

Senseless as the wc-irds appear they were set 
to a catching air that was whistled, played, or 



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sung', by half the popuhitit)!! of tlic kingdom. 
Macauhiy says of it : " F'roni one end of England 
to the other all elasses were eonstantly singing 
this idle rh\-nie, '' and in BoswelTs Life of John- 
son, Beanelerk is represented as saying : '' The 
ballad of Lilliburlero was onee in the months of 
all the people of this eonntry, and is said to 
have had a great effeet in In-inging abont the 
revolntion," (of t688). 

Bnt the time-worn qnatrain of Jack and Jill 
has a simpler significance and a more peacefnl 
mission. From Shakespeare's time to the pres- 
ent day, this familiar conjnnction of names 
has been nsed to represent the exp(ments, in 
rnstie life, of the sweet afiflnence of early love, as 



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Darby and Joan represent the niatnred affection 
and lo\-ing- attributes of a haj^p}- married life, 
supplemented by an old age of fireside comforts 
and genial surroundings. It is to be hoped that 
this literary \enture will not be the means of 
removing the amiable personalit\- of Jack and 
Jill from the entrancing realm of idealit}' to the 
more commonplace sphere of individual exper- 
ience. There is no intention to dispel an illusion 
so fascinating by an agency so unpretending. 
It is a consummation much to be desired, that 
the sweet fairy tales of Perrault and the Countess 
d'Aulnoy, the Melodies of Mother Goose, the 
absorbing storv of vSanta Clans, the historic 
wonders of William TelTs heroism, and all nar- 



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inti\cs (^1:1 kiiulroil rlass, \\\.\\ (."so;i]H" llu- x.imlal 
loiu~h ol i(.-oihK-l;ist u~ im^KlKMS ; that rcoilals 
likr llu'sc, iKHliiMtt-il [o ('\\\\(\\\ood\ ilicanitul lik\ 
\\\A\ (ovc\cv ixMiiaiu auiouL: llu' clK-rishcHl riMiiiu- 
isccnros of thai sloi \ -lolliu!:; aiul slor\ -lislouiiii; 
era, w hioh all look havM^ upon as a scasini ot 
uualloxod ilclii^lil. It nia\ l>c uri^cd In' some 
thai our sul>jool is loo simple to ho I houi^lil tully 
oonsidoroil ; luil w Ikmi il is well known thai a 
ilisliuj^uishod (.lonnan naturalist waoto two pon- 
dotous \olnnios uihui the i^rowth, hcaut\' and 
\italit\- ottlio wiui^s o\ a huttortlx . it will not ho 
thoui^ht a trixial niallor to doxoto an idle horn- 
to the disiinolixo oharaclorislios v>t' hiok and lill. 




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IXTRODUCTIOX 



On the 31st of August, in the year 1688, a 
notable event occurred in connection with the 
literary history of England. On that day, John 
Bunyan, the author of PilgTim\s Progress, died 
in the city of London. 

During the same month of the same year, 
there was born in the city of Boston, in the 
State of Massachusetts, Elizabeth Vertigoose, 
whose parents subsequently changed their name 
to Vergoose, and finally abbreviated it to Goose. 
This infant girl, born into the world at about 
the same time that Bunyan left it, became the 



author of a little volume, published iu 1719, 
called '" Songs for the Nursery, or ]\Iother 
Goose's Melodies for Children. " 

It will not be thought inappropriate to con- 
sider the lives and productions of these two 
authors, as having similar characteristics and 
similar results. Both were born in poverty and 
of obscure parentage, and the daily avocations 
and personal surroundings of both were simple, 
primitive and uninviting. With an education 
limited to the merest rudiments of English study, 
the\- l)oth produced, in a widely different sphere, 
literary work that found a more enormous circu- 
lation and a more varied class of readers than 
anv other secular writings of ancient or modern 
times. 



Both of them lived in an era of piiritanic 
severity, of wide-spread superstition, and of bar- 
baric persecution. Both were early imbued with 
strict orthodox principles, and strange as it may 
seem, their literary- success and their literary 
fame were found in the alluring realm of alle- 
gory. With the sad experience, the unjust 
persecution, and the embittered life of Bunyan 
all the world is familiar; but of the uneventful 
career of the other personage mentioned little 
is known. In the office of the City Registrar 
of Boston we find recorded, under date of June 
8, 1 715, the marriage, by the Rev. Cotton 
IMather, of Elizabeth Goose, Spinster, to Thomas 
Fleet, Printer. Elizabeth was then twenty-six 



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3'ears of age, and her husband was twenty-eight. 
He came to Boston at the age of twenty-one 
and started a printing house, doing most of the 
work himself upon a hand press ; and it was 
upon this hand press that was worked the first 
edition of Mother Goose's Melodies. If a 
veritable copy of this first edition could now 
be found, with its first page illustrated by a 
long-necked goose, the biblionumiacs of to-day 
would emulate each other in bidding for its 
possession. 

After the wedding Mr. and Mrs. Fleet took up 
their residence with the bride's mother, Mrs. 
Goose, who was at that time a widow li\iug in 
Pudding Lane, now called Devonshire Street. 



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Ill 1720 a son was born to the expectant house 
of Fleet, who was in due time christened John. 
Jack, as he was called in the home circle, was 
a charming boy, and the maternal instincts of 
the grandmother were stirred to their loving 
depths by this sweet scion of her race. 

Here we have an ideal home of a mechanic 
of the colonial period : The stalwart father 
and bread-winner, working at his trade ; the 
mother, busy with household cares ; and the 
grandmother, watching with gentle assiduity 
the sweet inmate of the nursery. Three gen- 
erations of loving hearts, beating with sympa- 
thetic throbs, and culminating in the glad fru- 
ition of paternal, maternal and grand-maternal 



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joys ; Ccicli liiipp}- in the performance of cher- 
ished and i;enial dnties, and each feeling that 
tlie air of their Imnihle lionie is made mnsical 
1)y tlie oeiitle cooini^- of the infant l)oy. As 
the months go by, Jack becomes the life and 
pride of the family circle. His special pet, 
however, is his grandmother, to whose sole 
care he is most freqnently consigned ; to her 
loving li])s he gives his sweetest kisses, and 
to her listening ears his earliest words. His 
gentle presence and personal contact bring- 
new comfort into her life, and sweep away the 
growing cares of age. 

The opportnnities for reading and stud}- in 
those days, for families like this, were exceed- 



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ingly rare, Mrs. Fleet had none of the ad- 
vantages of a library to stimulate her mental 
powers. With the exception of her Bible and 
Pilgrim's Progress, the books she loved the 
best and read the most were Bishop Burnett's 
Histor}^ of the Reformation, Baxter's Call to 
the Unconverted, Fox's Book of Mart^-rs, and 
Milton's Paradise Lost. In view of an experi- 
ence so circumscribed, it would seem to be a 
striking evidence of the intellectual elasticity 
of Elizabeth Fleet's brain, that it could with- 
stand the sombre and depressing influences of 
literature like this. In the composition of all 
these works the form of imagery prevailed, 
and the genius of allegor}- controlled the evo- 



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lulioii and L'ltK'i(lali()ii of tlic iiarratixc. Il is 
not stranj^c, tlR-refoR', that tliis yonn*;' mother 
slionld ha\c' inil)il)c(l tlie same s])irit in the 
constrnction of her melodies. 

In tliese hiter chi\'S, when lier sons^s of tlie 
nursery are s\\eetl\' intoned 1)\' tlie mot]ier\s 
g'entle xoiee, the inlant ear catclies tlie rlullim 
and the infant mind treasures u]) the afiluent 
flow ol words. I^>ul the adult reader sees a 
deei)er nieauini; in the ^rotestjue lines, and 
oftentimes takes i^reat ])leasure in the attempted 
Solution of these jin^lini;' eonplets, so fraught 
with weird and (|uaint su])erstitions. 

In 1723, when Jaek Fleet was three 3'ears 
old, the busy housekeeper, inspired b\' the 



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crooning lullabies of grandniotlier (joose, pre- 
pared and ]ju1jlisli('d a second edition of her 
melodies, and dedicated the volinne to her 
little son. This new ]juhlicati(jn contained 
several versified narratives not found in the 
first edition. Xotable among these were Jack 
Sjjrat, Jack Horner, Jack the Oiant Killer, 
Jack and the P>ean Strdk, The Honse that Jack 
linilt, and Jack and Jill : the latter taking 
rank among the sweetest and choicest of our 
author's allegorical work. It does not need 
the cipher and crv])togram of an Ignatius 
iJfjnnell}- to fathom the charming love sketch 
tliat lies hidden in these four lines : 



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lack aiul Jill went up the- hill, 
To _i;cl a pail ol water; 

lack fell down aiul broke liis crown, 
And Jill came Inniklinj;- afler. 
lack and Jill arc two ideal lo\ers, — too youni;- 
to lo\e wiseU', but not too \'ouni;' to lo\e well. 
The hill nienlioned in the \erse represents 
the diriicult lo\e problem they are determined 
to sol\e ; their i:,()in^ uj) sinijdy means an 
honest desire to o\erconie all obstacles that an 
nns\-nipathi/.in_i; world may put in their way. 
The emptx' pail, that they carry between them, 
symbolizes a life without love, — an existence 
w ithoul hope ; and the sweet anticipation o{ 
reachiu!,^ the summit, and tillin;.; the pail, re- 



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veals to tlicni the joys that are in store upon 
tlie eiilniiiiation of tlieir ardent desires. Jaek 
and Jill, tlioui^li youniJ,- in years, are ins])ired 
by the instinets of older heads. They sen- 
sibly determine to restrain the rapture of their 
youthful hearts for a brief period, until the 
serious realities of life shall assume a rosier 
hue. I>ut when eaeh feels the throl)1)in_n- ])nlse 
and the warm hand-elasp of the other, on 
their journey u]) the hill, their wise resolves 
are scattered to the winds ; Jaek, no lousier 
able to control the lovin^- ini])ulses of his 
heart, '' falls down," and Jill, in _nenial and 
syni])athetic mood; comes tumbling- after. 

Were it possible for the s])irit of the author 



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,,| llic (.1 ij',iii;il |:i>l: .ni'l jiH I" M'\ isit llic 
cilV ol llti l.lllll, .111(1 :.lir Wfic cillK'*! llpoll 
I,, lew llic llic :.|(.l\ ol lIliM' Iwn riislif li)\crs, 
;,lic would, pel li:i|>:., willi iIk- f\|)criciiccs of 
I he iiiiKlccllI ll rclll III \ Ix-lolr lid , :ill«l til*" 
cllllllM- <»l llri ll;ill\r ril\ nil :il)<>lll luT, llirow 
;illrvM>i\ ;isi(K\ niid v\\<- .'i "(W \risioii (•! \\rv 
1.1 mil 1.11 .'.li>i \ . 



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. ^^%|.|aCK and Jill went np the hill, 
1^^^^ 1 \\'itli empty water pail the}' started; 

Xo thou^^ht of aeeident or ill, — 

Jack full of fun, and Jill lioht-hcarted. 




II. 

They left their cozy little home, 

Their kitchen fire as yet uulighted; 

Thus in the crispy air to roam. 
Each satisfied, and each delighted. 



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IIIv\' t'ould not iiinkr ;i riip of lea, 
^ Nor rolk-i.' l)()il, not v\c\\ a lillk'; 

W 1utc'\t tIu-\- tnrni'd, llii'\M alwuN'S see 
An c'ni|)l\- pail or cniptN' kettle. 



T-lnl \'el tliese lowrs kni'w no lliirst, 
l)i\-a(le(l no Inlnre, as llie\- on^lil-ter, 

Alllion_L;li 'twas okxions from llie first, 
Tlieir eotlaijc' was (K-xoid ol water. 



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V. 

HEY hunted high — they hunted low — 
Xo instant did their efforts stop ; 

Jack said " There's none ;" Jill said " That's so. 
There isn't a drop — there isn't a drop." 




VI. 
Jack sweetly smiled and said to Jill, 

In accents soft that never fail — 
" I know a spring far up the hill, 

Let's go there, darling, with our pail." 



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IS tciKlcr ^^I'liirc, liis llioii^Hitfiil words, 

'\'<,\\r\\>-<\ llir- SVVC-et SCDSC of ^M-lltlc Jill, 



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"]]] \,v\u'j to lovers' hearts a thrill. 



virr. 

Jill wmits ;i holidny, niid sees 

The very thiii^'; she w.'iiits, in si^Hit; 

A day with J;i< k ;mioii^^ ihe trees, 
A j>i(iiir full of r.'in- ddi^Hit. 




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IX. 

1 \\ liMSh'iis lo nil iiiiici room, 
And liunics oil :i dixss ol cliiiil/. ; 
l\iir r.ihric from :i I,\'oiis loom, 
A SNiiiplioiiN' in iloi.il lints. 

X 

ySlir ^allicTS np liir soil hiown li.iir, 

A sliinini;, i;lininicrinv',, lipplini; scrciMi 

And witli il trims lu'i (oixdirad fiiir, 
Witli^n low rrin_L;c' of i^oUk'n slu\-n. 



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XT. 
Ill'', llicii pills oil licr hrond slr;i\\ li;it, 

A 11(1 1 ics it round In r (Inn pled (Inn ; 
/And lack's warm licait i;ocs pil a pal, 

'I'o sec fill's sinilini' face williin. 

XII. 

vSlic iM'asps lie) llowini', skirts willi care 
And lills lliciii with a modest i^racx', 

Till lici- lair ankles v,lcaiiiiii,i', lliere, 
liriii"' ros\' llnslies to liei laec. 



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Hiv stcj)S upon tlic h'lifliii^ ^niss, 
],]'^]][-i'(>i)\c(\ ,'is u hoiiDflin^ fnAvii ; 

Tlic Irn'clicst, gentlest, fairest lass, 
'I'liat ever trorl an cniciald lawn. 



XIV. 
Icr honny Taee is lit vvitli smiles, 

Her hlnc eyes sparkle in tlic snn ; 
Icr lan^-^liing words and artless wiles, 

\',y Jack are treasnrcfl one by one. 



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XV. 

I I(|- winning' ways arc nil so rare - 
I Ic lays liis rapltirc at lio' Icct ; 

Slic seems so ij^raeions and so fiiir 
vSo sweetly l)nre — so piiicly sweet. 

XVI. 

jack t:ikes the IimikI she offcis liiiii, 
A li;m(l uiil;1o\c-(1, and soft, and \v:ii-n 

lie |)resses it willi e.'irnesl \ini, 
And j^azes on lli;it lovely lorni. 



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XVII. 
V puts his arm around her waist, 

And places something on her lips 
Something delicious to the taste — 

And more delicious as he sips. 



XVIII. 
Jill's head is bent in graceful poise. 

And Jack looks down, till glance meets glance; 
VV^ith them the earth is full of joys, 

And life itself a sweet romance. 



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XIX. 

OW turn the}' from tlieir cottage door, 
Beneath those radiant summer skies ; 

Of mutual love an endless store, 
Reflected in each other's eves. 



XX. 

Thus, hand in hand, this loving pair. 
On culinary thoughts intent, 

Pushed out into the morning air. 

And jointh' braved that steep ascent. 



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XXI. 

P toward the suiiiiiiit of the hill, 
Each holding- b}- the empty pail, 
■gl. They climbed and pansed — and climbed, nntil 
Their home was hidden in the vale. 



XXII. 
Anon, the}' rested in the shade, 

And watched, with e\-er-o-lad surprise, 
The flashing beauties of the glade — 

The gilded wings of butterflies. 




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XXIII. 

HEY heard the murmur of the bees, 
And the soft low of distaut herds, 
// , 4\ That fed beneath the sheltering trees 

' ^ ^ ^ Alive with flashing, twittering birds. 

XXIV. 

Jill, light of foot, flew on apace. 

Thinking she first might reach the water; 

But Jack, impatient, made the race. 

And, eyes all bright and smiling, caught her. 



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XXV. 

" Don't hurry so," said honest Jack, 
'' In sunshine or in elc)ucly weather. 

Well neither falter nor turn back. 
But fill our water-pails too;ether." 

XXVI. 
JilTs eyes replied, and it would seem. 

They spoke a volume as they gazed, 
vSo .soft their hue, so bright their gleam, 

As to his face her look she raised. 




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IIIvY i^allicrcfl hlossoiiis hy tlic way, 

And ]istciK-fl to tlic wood dove's call ; 
Jack frank and ]ia])])\' Idillic and j^ay — 

Jill (k'linticst hlossoin of llicni a]]. 

XXVIII. 
'^J^lie .skies i^rcw hrii^liU-r as t]K-\- walked, 

The eartli seemed fairer vvliere tliev raiij^ed; 
And as tliey wandcrcfl there anrl talked. 

The very landsea]je\s tints were elian^ed. 



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IIICV foniul new joys in every ])hiee — 
Tlie onissy fields seemed lovely ])Jirks ; 

And flo.'itino- down etherial spaee, 

Tliev lie;ird the notes of nnseen larks. 



XXX. 

The hcd'^c rows ,^distened bri,^ht with dews 
Wild llowers were jewels in their eyes — 

A i^anoph'' of erinison hues, 

And pui-ple shades, ;ind yellow dyes. 



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XXXI. 

HE bright drops, from the lingering haze, 
Seemed only glittering for them — 

Grouping themselves on fair\- sprays, 
And ever}' spray a diadem. 

XXXII. 

Along the brook, through bending ferns, 
Thev saw the sunlight's fluttering beam ; 

And heard, among its curves and turns, 
The murmur of the rippling stream. 







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XXXIII. 
By the sweet waters' soothing flow, 

They gently rest on niossv seats, 
And words of lo\e in accents low, 

Are whis})ered in those calm retreats. 

XXXIW 

And now thev reach the crwstal ])ool. 
And now tliey see reflected there, 

l^pon that mirror, smooth and cool. 
Their radiant faces, briL'ht and fair. 




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m \ Tile sniiliL^lil paints in sweet relief, 

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Ivaeji Icniiii; i^lanee, from eaeli, invites 
A .^-eiitlcT phase of life's yonn,i; dream, 

And every ha])|)y niovfineiil writes 
Its sweet caresses on the stream. 



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HE hours seem niiinites as tliey A}- — 
The waning day declines too fast ; 

And every hour that passes by, 
Is all too l)eautilu] to last. 

XXXVIII. 

Meanwhile, " Our empty pail is here," 
vSaid smilino- Jack to smiling Jill ; 

" Let's fill it to the brim, my dear. 

And then we'll hasten down the hill." 



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() sooner said than it was done, 

^Jil^s lieart was trne, wlien Jaek lK*sought her; 
And when lier sweet consent was won, 
Tlie water-pail was fnll of water. 



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I loiK'Sl Jack aiul |)rclt\- fill, 

I*'i'()n) iin- \(»ii shall not win a word, 
.\l)(»nt yoni" joni-ncx' np llic- hill — - 

I nicrcl\- hint at what ocrnrrcd. 
\'()n c-i"<)ssc(l the lawn, at cai'K- dawn, 

And linmTcd slowlx- as N-on wc-nt, 
'l\) leather daisies on \-oni- wa\- — 

To snilf thf wild llowcrs' earliest scent. 



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Pretty Jill and lioiiest Jack, 

A lowlier poet must rehearse, 
How you went up the hill and back, 

Theu tell vour stor\- all in \erse. 
With empty pail you left the vale, 

tCach bouud to each b\- pla\-ful oath. 
That you would bra\e that rugged hill — 

Aud lo\c lent eagerness to both. 

Honest Jack and pretty Jill, 

Your lo\ing hearts are full of mirth ; 
The sweetest annals but fulfil 

The simple stor\- of \-()ur birth. 
If some should fear, as \-ou appear, 

While on \-our, /ipu'cird march \-()U went, 
That you might falter on \-our wa\-. 

Others would smile at \-our dcscriil. 



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I'rctt \' Jill ;iii'l li'iiic',! J;i<k, 

WIiv <\\<\ yoii cliiiiW tli;il liill :it ull ? 
Why vcnliii-c on lli;il diihioiis truck, 

,\iifi risk your (h.-niccs for ;i fall.'' 
Water is foiiiifl on lower ^roinul, 

In spi-in^s lli;it '^wsU .-ind streams that How; 
I*a,r hetler then to stay near home, 

An'l iaki- life easy as yon ^o. 

I lone:,! [ark and pretty Jill, 

I sec yon in yonr j^arden sc-ats, 
Where t'-raeefnl lilies lilt their heads. 

And fra^i-ant roses poni' ihcir sweets. 
No millionaire, 1 lial hi-cat lies 1 he air, 

Can e\cr l)oast sneh happv lionrs, 
As \on enjoy IVom day to day, 

Within \onr v^ates — amonj^ yonr (lowers. 



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Then, pretty Jill and lionest J^ick, 

There seems no reasf^n for your climb, 
Along that upward path and hack — 

It was a very w^aste of time ; 
With such a wealth of rustic health, 

You should be hajjjjier far than the\'. 
Who close the doors of lo\ely homes, 

And wander all the live-long day. 



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JACK AND JILL 

AS IT MIGHT IIAYI-: HlvlCN WRITTEN 

li\' Till', AlTiloK OF 

" My soul t<)-(l;i\- 
Is far .'iw.'i)-, 
vSailiii!' llu- \'c'suviaii Haw" 



Jack and Jill 

Went up the bill, 
Their empty vvater-])ail to fill ; 

The nioniiiii; sun 

Plad just bcoiin 
To kiss tliL' (lew drops one by one. 



Jack's spirits rise 

In j^'lad surprise, 
To see the smile in Jill's blue eyes, 

They seem to him, 

Full to the brim, 
With lights that gleam, and shades that swim. 

Jill loves to go 

Where zephyrs blow — 
And when the early golden glow 

Touches her rare 

And soft' brown hair. 
Jack sees a lovelier radiance there. 



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Ill dreams, l)y boat, 

Tlicy skim and Hoat, 
From scenes near liome to scenes remote ; 

In lia|)])ier dreams, 

'riie\- seem to roam, 
r'roiii scenes remote to scenes near home. 

TlicN- lo\e to climl). 

And pass tlie time, 
On simple slo])es or liills siil)lim(.-; 

And lowing' cows, 

Neath dr()()])ing bonghs, 
Tlieir childhood memories will arouse. 



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Their tli(Hi_^]it.s arc told 

111 words of L(okl — 
Tliey cacli to eacli tlicir liopes unfold. 

At work or ])lay, 

Til roil t^liout the da}', 
Their cares and ,L(ri'cfs arc put away. 

Wlicrc'cr tlicy meet, 

111 lane or street, 
Their lives are lovely, pure and sweet; 

Each hour of Ho-ht — 

Each da5' and niolit — 
A very billow of delii^ht. 



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WIk'11 sunset ]i()urs, 

Tliroui^ii open doors, 
Its purple tints and ^olden stores; 

They 1)id _o()()d-l)yes 

To sunset skies, 
And chant their ex'eniuo- luHahics. 



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JACK AND JILL 

AS IT AIK.HT IIAVH UKKN WKITTKN 

liV THi; AUTHOR OF 

" One morn a Peri at the gate 
Of Ivilen stood, disconsolate." 



One iiioni his dearie, at the gate 
Of Jack's rose-garden, stood elate; 
Watching with clear and tranqnil eyes, 

The early dawn's imperial flnshes, 
Spreading along the eastern skies, 

The first of bright Anrora's blushes. 
Each ray but added to the grace 
And beauty of that rustic face. 



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'Twas ail enchanting' scene and fair, 
To see Jill and her lover there — 
Connting the ininntes, one bv one, 
Ere they should greet the rising snn. 
An empty water-pail is swinging 

Between the two, as thus they stay — 
Both smiling sweet, and sweetly singing, 

Their anthems to the coming da^•. 
They liaye a hill to climb, and so. 
Their thoughts go upward with the glow. 

The rosy dawn conies on apace. 
And morning perfnmes fill the place ; 
As sturdy Jack and lovely Jill 
Commence their journey up the hill. 
The}' watch the snn, now rising higher, 
Without a care — with no heart troubles- 



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Except that on their kitchen fire, 

No sparkling water boiks and bubbles. 

And so it is, this happ}' pair — 

This nature's son and nature's daughter — 

A rugged steep thus jointly dare, 
To fill their empt^' pail with water. 

And now the purling springs the\' seek. 
With lips that smile and smiles that speak ; 
And thus it conies — when eyes meet eyes, 
With questions mute, and mute replies. 
They find that each is giving each, 
A thrilling language without speech. 
Their life is one' of happy rest, 
With youth their lot, and love their guest. 



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In gentle mood, they loiter long, 
With here and there a bnrst of song ; 
The slow receding landscape seems 
Like pictnres painted in their dreams; 
No chilling or distnrbing breeze, 
Rnstles the foliage of the trees ; 
The shadows linger cool and still, 
While radiant snnbeams kiss the hill ; 
And Jack sees every brilliant line 
Reflected in Jill's eyes of bine. 

And thns they wander to and fro, 
Langhing and singing as they go; 
Their every impnlse fresh and fair. 
Their voices filling- all the air. 



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Like those gray cooing birds, whose throats 
Send from afar, whene'er they meet, 

Their tremnlons and tender notes, 
So soft, so plaintive and so sweet ; 

That pnre love language of the birds. 

Expressed in warblings, not in words. 

With such blithe accents. Jack and Jill 
Sing to each other on the hill. 



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AS IT MKiHT HAVK BEEN WRITTEN BY 



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I celebrate the personality of Jack ! 

I love his dirty hands, his tangled hair, his 

locomotion l)lnndering. 
Each wart npon his hands T sing. 
Paeans I chant to his luilking shonlder-blades. 
Also Jill ! 
Her I celebrate ! 

I, Walt, of nnbridled thought and tongue, 
Whoop her n]) ! 



What's the matter with Jill? 

Oh, she's all right! 

Who's all right? 

Jill. 

Her golden hair, her sunstruck face, her hard 

and reddened hands ; 
So, too, her feet, hefty, shambling. 
I see them in the evening, when the snn em- 

pnrples the horizon, and throngh the dark- 

enino- forest aisles are heard the sonnds of 

myriad creatures of the night. 
I see them climb the steep ascent in quest of 

water for their mother. 
Oh, speaking of her, I conld celebrate the old 

lady if I had time. 



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vShe is siiii])l\' iiiniieiise ! 

But Jack and Jill arc- \\alkiii,L; u]) llic hill. 

(I clichrt mean tliat rliyiuc.) 

T HUisl watch ihciii. 

I l()\c to watch their walk, 

And wonder as 1 watch ; 

He stoo])-shonldered, clnnisy, hide-hound 

Yet lusty, 

Hearing- liis share of the i-lh. bucket as tho' it 

were a ])a])er-weii;ht. 
vShe, erect standing', her head u])liriin!^, 
lloldini;, hut hearini;' not the bucket. 
ThcN' have reached the sprint;-. 
They have tilled the bucket. 
Have von heard the "The Old Oaken P^ncket?" 



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I inoiini the downfall of im- Jack and Jill. 

I see thcni hill desccndin;^-, obstacles not heed- 
ing. 

I see them pitching headlong, the water from 
the pail ont-ponring, a noise from leathern 
Inngs ont-belching. 

The shadows of the night descend on Jack re- 
cnmbent, bellowing, his pate with gore be- 
smeared. 

I love his cowardice becanse it is an attribute, 
just like Job's patience or vSolomon's wis- 
dom, and I l(jve attributes. 

Whoop ! ! ! 

ChARMCS I'>ATTJCr,I, I.DO.MIS, 

III X. V. lii(l(.-])(.'ii(lc'iil. 



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AS IT Mic.iri' iiA\i-; lii'.i'.N \\ritt]';n' ijv 



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'I'licir pail tlicy did fill, 

In a crystalline sprini^k't, 
Hra\c Jack and fair Jill, 
Tlicir pail tlicy did 1111, 
At the top of the hill. 

Then she i;a\e him a rinj^let. 
Their pail the\- did till 

In a cr^'Stalline sprini^lct. 

They stnnihled and fell. 

And poor jack broke his h)rehead. 
Oh, how he did yell! 
Thev stnnd)led and fell, 
And went down pell-mell. 

Hv Jo\e ! it was horrid. 
ThcN' stnnihled and fell. 

And poor jack broke his lorehead. 

ClIAKM'.S H AT'l'i;i,l, LoO.MlS, 

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JACK AND JILL 

AS IT MKVHT HAVK KEEN WRITTEN BY 

ALGERNON SWINBURNE. 



The sliudderiii.^- slieet of rain utlnvart the trees! 
The erashiiig- kiss of lightning- on the seas! 

The moan of the moist night-wind on tlie wold, 
That erstwhile was a gentle, mnrmnring breeze! 
On sneh a night as this went Jill and Jaek, 
With strong and sturdy strides, through dampness black, 

To find the hill's high top and water cold. 
Then toiling through the town to bear it back. 



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The water drawn, they rest awliile. vSwcct sips 
Of nectar then for Jack from JilTs red lips, 

And then, with arms entwined, the}' lionieward go; 
Till mid the mad nnuVs moistened mnsh Jack slips. 
Sweet heaven, draw a veil on his sad plight, 
His crazed cries and craninm cracked; the fright 

Of gentle Jill, her wretchedness and wo! 

Kind Ph(el)ns, dri\e tin* steeds and end this night! 

CiiARi.Ks Hattici.i, Loomis, 

In N. V. IiidepeiKk'Ul. 



JACK AND JILL 

AS TOM HOOD WROTE IT 

IN TWO LANGUAGES. 



Jackus et J ilia, ille et ilia, 

Fetchere aquaiii, went up the hill. 

Sed cecidit Jackus, ciii caput est crack us, 
Et J ilia, et situla, met with a spill. 

Tom Hood's Almanac, 1842. 



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